14-17 June 2008 – Cape Town Book Fair
Cape Town Book Fair see www.capetownbookfair.co.za We will be running interesting and entertaining events for adults and children at the Cape Town Book Fair. Come past our stand (F15) for more information. The following authors will be at the Book Fair Richard Kunzmann, Jo-Anne Richards, Angela Makholwa, Joanne Jowell, Dion Chang, Niki Daly, Fiona Moodie, Marjorie Van Heerden, Lesley Beake and the following characters will be attending Miffy and Wally. | Saturday 14 June | Time | Title | Venue | 10h30-11h00 | Miffy arrives in Cape Town | Keida Books stand E7 | | 11h00-11h45 | Jo-Anne Richards, author of My Brother's Book, speaks about ‘getting to know your characters' | Room 1.42 | | 12h00-12h30 | Jo-Anne Richards signs books on the Exclusive Books stand | Exclusive Books stand E2 | | 12h30-13h00 | Miffy arrives in Cape Town | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 13h00-13h45 | Skop, skiet en donder, or The scene of writing crime revisited: A panel discussion with Angela Makholwa, Richard Kunzmann, Deon Meyer, Margie Orford, Mike Nicol discussed with Johan Muller | Room 1.62 | | 13h00-13h45 | Dion Chang's Top 8 Trends for 2008 | Room 1.42 | | 13h30-14h00 | Home Now reading with Lesley Beake | Children's zone | | 14h00-14h30 | Gruffalo activity competition | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 15h00-15h30 | Where's Wally | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 16h00-16h45 | The secrets of women writers' Angelina Sithebe, Joanne Jowell and Rachelle Greeff with Nancy Richards | Forum | | | Sunday 15 June | Time | Title | Venue | | 11h00-11h45 | The Importance of mass market fiction in SA: A panel discussion with Angela Makholwa, Richard Kunzmann, Zukiswa Wanner and Jo-Anne Richards. Facilitated by Mike Nicol. | Room 1.42 | | 11h30-12h00 | Come and have your photo taken with Miffy | Exclusive Books stand E2 | | 12h00-12h30 | Gruffalo puzzle competition | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 13h00-13h30 | Author Debate: Richard Kunzmann | Forum | | 14h00-14h45 | Joanne Jowell: Synchronicity in life and books | Room 1.42 | | 14h00-14h30 | Miffy arrives in Cape Town | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 14h30-15h00 | Elsa and the Little Thingamajig reading | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 15h00-15h30 | Joanne Jowell signs books on the Exclusive Books stand – On The Other Side of Shame | Exclusive Books stand E2 | | | Monday 16 June | Time | Title | Venue | | 10h30-11h00 | Miffy arrives in Cape Town | Wordsworth stand R1 | | 11h30-12h00 | Homeward Bound with Lulama reading with Marjorie Van Heerden | Children's zone | | 11h30-12h00 | Gruffalo activity competition | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 13h00-13h30 | Tips on approaching publishers and submitting manuscripts | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 13h30-14h00 | Home Now reading with Lesley Beake | Children's zone | | 14h00-14h30 | Miffy arrives in Cape Town | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 15h00-16h30 | Where's Wally | Exclusive Books stand E2 | | | Tuesday 17 June | Time | Title | Venue | | 11h00-11h30 | Gruffalo puzzle competition | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 11h00-11h30 | Lulama's Long Way Home Reading | Keida Books stand E7 | | 11h30-12h00 | Home Now reading with Lesley Beake | Children's zone | | 12h00-12h30 | Where's Wally | Pan Macmillan stand F15 | | 12h30-13h00 | Noko and The Night Monster reading with Fiona Moodie | Children's zone | 30 June 2008 Jo-Anne Richards
Meet Jo-Anne Richards, author of My Brother's Book, at the Wordfest in Grahamstown. The Wordfest runs from the 28 June 2008 – 04 July 2008 as part of the Grahamstown festival. | 02 July 2008 Jo-Anne Richards PE Launch - Jo-Anne Richards PE Launch
Date: 02 July 2008 Time: 17h30 for 18h00 Venue: Exclusive Books Walmer Park
| 12 July 2008 ( Johannesburg ) and 26 July 2008 ( Cape Town) Niki Daly and Joan Rankin launch of Elsa and the Little Thingamajig. Kids come along and make your own Thingamajig. Date: 12 July 2008 Time: 11h00 for 11h30 Venue: Exclusive Books Rosebank Mall RSVP essential - 011 447 3028
Date: 26 July 2008 Time: 11h00 for 11h30 Venue: Book Lounge RSVP essential - 021 462 2425
| Reviews | | Review of Comrades Communism: A World History, by Robert Service, R147.00, ISBN 9780330439688 “Robert Service, biographer of Lenin and Stalin, and author of an acclaimed history of 20th century Russia, examines here the worldwide spread of this cancer. He is careful to distinguish the totalitarian mainstream communism of Stalin and Mao, of Kim il-Jung and Castro, from the ‘agin'-the –government' nominal and idealistic ‘communism of, say, Mexico's Sub-commandante Marcos. He shows that for mainstream communism to survive, totalitarian repression is a necessity rather than aberration. The media must be tightly controlled. Religion suppressed or sidelined. Drab morality propounded. Foreign travel limited. National differences and traditions minimized. Free thinkers marginalized. If all this proves insufficient, physical walls must be constructed, not to keep the enemy out but to keep the people in.” The Star, 29 May 2008, James Mitchell | | | Review of Dead-End Road, By Richard Kunzmann, R 175.00, ISBN 9781405092302 “The third in a trilogy (preceded by the Bloody Harvest and Salamander Cotton) the story follows the same protagonists, Harry Mason and Tshabalala, who stumble upon a web of shadowy vigilante groups, lies and cover-ups. With the SA setting it is especially believable, and the dangers are real. Kunzmann's style is simple and straight forward, yet compelling and appropriately descriptive.” | | Review of The Six Sacred Stones, By Mathew Reilly, R 250.00, ISBN 9870330426589 “The book has all the elements of a Boy's Own comic book: hijacking on remote mountain tops, midnight visits to Stonehedge and a desert chase scene that involves most known forms of transport. And don't forget the ubiquitous lost African tribe forgotten by time. With diagrams to help the reader solve the puzzles and | | The Citizen, 29 May 2008, David Jenkin. | mysteries, the novel becomes almost interactive (it would make a great board game), and I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of mystery and intrigue.” The Citizen, 29 May, David Batzofin. | Staff Review of the month - On the Other Side of Shame , ISBN 9781770100831, R159
Lynette Zinn's life is completely turned upside down after seven months of downright denial that she is pregnant. After her parents find out she is forced to give her child up for adoption and sent off to have the child out the prying eyes of the community. 18 months later Lynette ends up marrying the father of her son and after many happy years of marriage and three children later no one really knew about the skeleton in her closet. 40 years after the birth of her first son she gets a call and her adopted son would like to make contact. It is a great read and delves in the aspects of synchronicity as people cross each other's paths. It also looks at the relationship of cause and effect and how it affects our lives. Nina Gabriels
Kids Literature - Elsa and the Little Thingamajig
| Niki Daly and Joan Rankin ISBN 9781920162665 R 69.00 Be a sweet pea and tidy your room,' Granny asks Elsa. But after playtime with a mischievous Little Thingamajig, Elsa needs some extra help. ‘No problem,' says Little Thingamajig, ‘I'll call Big Mama!' And so, all ends happily – thanks to Big Mama's fluffy-flappy hands, feathery tail, hosey-nose and incredible tidy-away toes. Also available in Afrikaans. | Pan Suggests - Run Your Own Business and Make Lots of Money ISBN 9781920099343, R 139.00
‘Don't feel forced to remain a job seeker or a salaried person. Go out there and do it for yourself – this book will show you how. It can be done…I personally guarantee it!' Eric Parker |
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